Universal credit: What's new and what can community nurses do to mitigate impact? - 3 April 2019 Twitter @COPEScotland @CPAGScotland Mark Willis & ...
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Universal credit: What’s new and what can community nurses do to mitigate impact? Mark Willis & Hilda Campbell 3 April 2019 Twitter @COPEScotland @CPAGScotland
Lets be in the room
http://www.cope-
scotland.org/index.php/self-
care/video-gallery/video/relaxation-
in-just-3-minutes
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Aim of the workshop
• Experience brief relaxation technique to
support self care
• Hear about the latest with Universal Credit
• Consider the roles of Nurses as Catalysts for
Change
• Opportunity to discuss experiences
• Experience tips to manage stress
@COPEScotland @CPAGScotland
DON’T GET PANIC! ADVICE DON’T KNOW MISS YOUR OUT RIGHTS
What is universal credit? • Claim online • Working age • Means-tested • In or out of work • One payment for adults, children, housing costs, childcare • Assessed and paid monthly
Rollout of UC • Some severely disabled claimants prevented from claiming UC • Anyone else can now claim UC • Existing claimants can stay on ‘old benefits’, but may move onto UC if circumstances change • Migration of claimants on old benefits onto UC from 2020-2024
Impact of UC on certain claimant groups • Families with disabled children • Larger families • Sick or disabled adults • Couples where one is over pension age • Under 25s • Students
The impact of UC on community nurses • People asking for help to claim online? • Ongoing support to manage claim/money? • Delays, sanctions, rent arrears, debt? • Physical health issues? • Mental health issues? • Moving into work?
What’s new? Best Start Grant: • £600 for first child/£300 for other baby • Claim from 24 weeks pregnant to 6 months • £250 early education payment (by summer 2019) • £250 school age (from 3 June 2019) • any universal credit is a qualifying benefit Best Start Foods: (by summer 2019) • £4.25 pw smartcard to replace Healthy Start • universal credit if earning below a certain level
What’s new? Carer’s Allowance Supplement: • Automatically paid to eligible carers Young carer’s grant (by autumn 2019) • For carers aged 16-18 Funeral Expenses Assistance (by summer 2019) • Apply within six months of funeral • Any universal credit will be a qualifying benefit Disability benefits • Devolved versions being developed by 2021
What more you can do • Basic awareness about universal credit and welfare reform • Referral to local income maximisation service • Access help in emergencies • Tell us about the impact of welfare reform on physical and mental health
Making referrals • Ask about ‘money worries’ for everyone • Call Citizens Advice on 0800 085 7145 for free Financial Health Check • Make links with local advice agency • Referral: arrange appointment, check attended/outcome
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NEEDS YOU! • The EWS gathers information about the impacts of welfare reform from frontline workers • Identifies issues and trends • Uses information to campaign, suggest good practice to mitigate impacts of welfare reform and inform the media • Please give us your case studies! - on EWS questionnaire - sign up to submit more online • www.cpag.org.uk/scotland/early-warning-system
Resources • CPAG handbooks: – Universal credit: what you need to know – Financial help for families – Welfare benefits and tax credit handbook • CPAG website www.cpag.org.uk: – UC factsheets – Welfare Rights Bulletin articles – Scottish benefits latest
Nurses as Catalysts for Change
http://www.cope-scotland.org/index.php/self-
care/video-gallery/video/living-with-inequality
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